Hi, You have to be in an area with folders files or apps besides the desktop. So from your finder, press command shift H, to go to your user folder. Now press command 3 and voiceover will announce column checked.
hth Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Dec 17, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: > Ok so when in finder, I pressed command 3 but vo didn't say anything. Should > it have said column mode? > > Marlaina > On Dec 16, 2010, at 4:07 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote: > > Riczrdo: You may ave solved for me the silly issue I've had wondering why > some things and folders don't work the way they did. Obviously, I haven't > yet mastered the modes thingie very well in terms of knowing what works best. > Thanks. > > Carolyn H > On Dec 16, 2010, at 2:45 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I use column mode myself. with this, pressing right arrow to open, and left >> arrow to close a folder, works 100% of the time. From the finder you can >> press command 3 to display finder contents in column mode. >> >> hth >> >> Ricardo Walker >> rwalker...@gmail.com >> Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 >> Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 >> >> >> >> On Dec 16, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: >> >>> You can use the right arrow to open a folder in browser or list view mode >>> of a finder window. They behave a little differently though, in list mode >>> the list gets longer and in browser mode you get moved over a column. >>> >>> Rading a description of browser mode would probably be hhelpful to folks >>> that do a lot of scanning through folders. I will try to explain... >>> >>> In browser mode there are three or four columns available. The left most >>> column is the highest in the set of folders currently visible. If one turns >>> on "preview" mode for the browser then the right most column will have a >>> Large icon of the folder and a bit more directory / file information >>> (including I believe a "start playing" button for A/V files. What I >>> reallylike about the browser mode, is that if you hit right arrow to view a >>> folder hitting left arrow will bring you to the enclosing folde inwith the >>> folder you just left selected. So if I am looking at "Library/Application >>> Support/Apple" and hit a right arrow "Apple" will be selected and I can hit >>> down arrow to see what the next item in "Library/Application Support" is. >>> in a finder or window or a file selection dialog box, hitting command-3 >>> will put you in browser mode. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> >>> On 16 December 2010 12:33, Marlaina Lieberg <1guide...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> It seems like at level 0 you have to do cmd down arrow but at 1 or 2 you do >>> right arrow, I tried to discover a consistent pattern with this but thus >>> far always at 0 cmd down arrow will open. >>> >>> Marlaina >>> On Dec 16, 2010, at 6:22 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jim: >>> Try using commando to open the folder. Or, also, command-down-arrow will >>> open the folder for you. I believe there's something that gets tweeked and >>> changes this pattern of interaction. Because, there are times when simply >>> right arrowing will open a folder, and there are other times it needs the >>> command-o. >>> HTH >>> Carolyn Haas >>> On Dec 15, 2010, at 5:30 PM, Jim Barbour wrote: >>> >>>> Howdy Folks, >>>> >>>> Using voice over, I'm trying to bring up a terminal, which is in the >>>> applications folder. So far, I'm failing to figure out how to >>>> navigate into and around the Applications folder. >>>> >>>> Can someone let me know how to go about this? >>>> >>>> Here's what I've tried so far... >>>> >>>> VO + d to go to the dock >>>> VO + right arrow several times until I hear "applications folder" >>>> VO + space to open the folder. >>>> >>>> At this point, I can see there's a window on the screen, and if I >>>> use the arrow keys to move around inside it, I can see that different >>>> icons are being highlighted. However, VO does not speak. If I use VO >>>> + arrow keys, voice over acts as if I'm still in the doc, even though >>>> I've opened this window. >>>> >>>> All help would be much appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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